I don`t know if this sounds better than played with overblows or valved
bends. I think it is too obvious when bended note are played, you can
notice this immediately, and that`s the problem. Like proved with the
Ode to Joy challenge there are limitations for the diatonic harmonica.
You can play everything - but can you play musically correct?
The older I get and the more I listen to all those attempts I am coming
more and more to the conclusion, that some musical styles don`t fit for
the diatonic harmonica. In many cases the chromatic harmonica is the
better instrument.